Liechtenstein: Europe’s Last Absolute Monarchy

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Imagine if Lichtenstein actually took the Tsar up on his offer of Alaska. That would be the weirdest country in the world, just one little valley and also all of Alaska

Some of the funniest stories of modern history is the couple times Switzerland accidentally invaded Lichtenstein and then promptly apologized for the invasion.

“Europe’s Last Absolute Monarchy.” The Pope: “Am I a joke to you?”

I recently had the pleasure of spending some time in Lichtenstein, and it was incredible! I met a local business owner named Adrian and he was one of the friendliest people I've ever met in my travels. The country is also spectacularly beautiful, nestled in the Alps with the Rhine running along its border. It is a small country, but it packs quite a punch when it comes to tourism.

That's a cute story that the whole of Liechtenstein army went off to war and all came back plus one more because they made a friend.

I have relatives who came to the US from Liechtenstein. I recall when we were kids my younger sister wrote a letter to Prince Franz Josef II and got a response which included a book about Liechtensteiners who emigrated to the United States. Though it was in German we did find the names of some relatives. :) I've visited twice. Boring yes, but quite beautiful.

My boyfriend was born in Vaduz Liechtenstein and spent his early childhood there. He always describes it as a peaceful place that he'll love to visit again. The funniest thing about this is that every time he tells people where he's from they all give him the blank stare, we live in Europe and no one has a clue what Liechtenstein is and where it is. Whenever he has to show documents, he's asked to clarify where he's from and he always recites this "Liechtenstein, a small independent principality next to Switzerland. That's what FL stands for on my documents". It has become a bit of an inside joke.

Austria: "resistance is futile! You will be assimilated". Liechtenstein: "Hold my beer". Austria: "They have beer!"

I'm from Liechtenstein and even so it is a monarchy, we have also a direct democracy like switzerland. So the people can vote about law changes, if there are enough signatures(1000 🤣) or can implement that a law should be changed. (For changes in the constitution it is 1500). And we have also the possibility to get rid of our prince, if we have enough votes, but in the moment most people are happy with him and with our special government form so it won't happen soon. thanks for the interesting videos and this was a nice refresher about our history

Tourist: I thought you were going to drive through Lichtenstein? Bus Driver: I did, you blinked.😕

1:40 - Chapter 1 - The secret country 5:25 - Chapter 2 - A changing world 9:05 - Mid roll ads 10:40 - Chapter 3 - Napoleon ashes 13:55 - Chapter 4 - Broken dreams 17:10 - Chapter 5 - In the shadow of empire 20:40 - Chapter 6 - The modern state

Liechtenstein is like a real life mythical kingdom. Even it’s name sounds mythical.

The capital is so strange. We went there on vacation on a weekend. No one was around. It was a ghost town because people commute in to work and so few people live there.

Have to add the obligatory "Liechtenstein and Haiti used to have the same flags, and didn't know it until the Olympics!" comment 😂

“WELCOME TO THE OLDEST MONARCHY SERVER IN EUROPE”

Everyone "Size matters" Europe "Hold my Liechenstein"

Europe's Last Absolute Monarchy? Tell that to my household.

The World: "Let's make history!" Liechtenstein: "Let's see what happens."

I live maybe 45 minutes from Liechtenstein in a small swiss state capital of about 90k people but im pretty sure that's more people than Liechstenstein has in their entire country. Its very beautiful, rural looking. Pretty much what you would expect from a country lying between Austria and Switzerland. Its so small you can visit 3 countries (liechtenstein, switzerland, austria) within like 2 hours by car.